Council Member Sitting Fees, Allowances & Meeting Attendances

Council meetings are held monthly at the City of Vincent Civic Centre. The attendances of Council Members at Council Meetings for the 2018/19 financial year to date are shown in the table below:

Council Member Attendance 2018/19

Members

Ordinary Council Meetings entitled to attend

Ordinary Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Special Council Meetings entitled to attend

Special Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Mayor Emma Cole

4

3

0

1

1

1

0

0

Cr Susan Gontaszewski

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Alex Castle

4

3

1

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Joanne Fotakis

4

3

1

0

1

0

0

1

Cr Jonathan Hallett

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Roslyn Harley

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Dan Loden

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Jimmy Murphy

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Joshua Topelberg

4

4

0

0

1

1

0

0

(Updated 25 October 2018)

The attendances of Council Members at Council Meetings for the 2017/18 financial year to date are shown in the table below:

Council Member Attendance 2017/18

Members

Ordinary Council Meetings entitled to attend

Ordinary Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Special Council Meetings entitled to attend

Special Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Mayor Emma Cole

12

12

0

0

6

5

0

1

Cr Susan Gontaszewski

12

10

0

2

6

6

0

0

Cr Alex Castle

8

8

0

0

4

4

0

0

Cr Matt Buckels

4

4

0

0

2

1

0

1

Cr Joanne Fotakis

8

8

0

0

4

4

0

0

Cr Jonathan Hallett

12

12

0

0

6

6

0

0

Cr Roslyn Harley

12

12

0

0

6

2

4

0

Cr Dan Loden

12

10

1

1

6

4

2

0

Cr Jimmy Murphy

12

12

0

0

6

6

0

0

Cr Joshua Topelberg

12

12

0

0

6

6

0

0

(Updated 1 August 2018)

The attendances of Council Members at Council Meetings for the 2016/17 financial year are shown in the table below:

Council Member Attendance 2017

Members

Ordinary Council Meetings entitled to attend

Ordinary Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Special Council Meetings entitled to attend

Special Council Meetings attended

Apologies

Leave of Absence

Mayor Emma Cole

12

12

0

0

2

2

0

0

Cr Roslyn Harley

12

9

3

0

2

2

0

0

Cr Matt Buckels

12

12

0

0

2

2

0

0

Cr Jonathan Hallett

5

4

1

1

1

1

0

0

Cr Dan Loden

12

11

0

1

2

2

0

0

Cr Susan Gontaszewski

12

11

0

1

2

2

0

0

Cr Jimmy Murphy

12

11

0

1

2

2

0

0

Cr Joshua Topelberg

12

11

1

0

2

2

0

0

Former Mayor John Carey

6

6

0

0

1

1

0

0

Cr Laine McDonald

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Council Member fees and allowances are determined by the salaries and allowances tribunal according to 'band' classification for local governments in Western Australia. The City of Vincent is classified by the tribunal as a 'band 2' local government.

Council, at its meeting on 5 April 2016, resolved to publish Mayor / Council Member sitting fees, allowances and meeting attendances, as reported in the annual report. This information is provided below:

Council Members also receive fees for attending particular meetings on behalf of the City of Vincent:

Mindarie Regional Council

The City of Vincent is currently represented on the Mindarie Regional Council by Mayor Emma Cole.

Allowances payable to Council Members of Mindarie Regional Council (MRC) are specified in MRC Policy “CP01 - Annual Fees, Allowances and Expenses for Councillor”, which in turn is based on the SAT determination for Elected Members.